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Friday, July 16, 2010

Paper Crafts Magazine Presents: A Card Style Mystery Blog Hop

The latest special issue from Paper Crafts Magazine, Card Style, is now available. Like I said before, this issue is amazing! The concept is; each section of the magazine has cards in a particular style. Cards which are brilliantly designed and spot-on in their genre. After reading through the issue the other night, I am totally inspired and very proud to be a part of this issue (not to mention being on the cover!! eeee! :))

Because each project had to be exactly in each style, it was a challenge to create projects! A good challenge though, because it made me think about each and every element I placed on a card. I guess that made it easy to edit what I could and couldn't use. :)

The card started out with wood paper for the background. LOVE that! Then I die cut a pendant shape from black cardstock and placed it along the left hand side. I trimmed the excess away. Then I proceeded to use several left-over smaller accent pieces that came from the original cut, so I could create a damask-looking image. Black pearls were added to places they just seemed to fit perfectly. To keep the classy look, the sentiment was stamped in black ink.

Ready for a different style? Because here is the super duper fun part of today, the Mystery Blog Hop! I am giving you a link to another project, from an amazing designer, in another style. Consider it research for your next card! :) Click the photo below or click HERE to continue on the hop.

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And be sure to visit Moxie Fab World and Paper Crafts Connection. On each site is a photo of half of the prize, valued over $350, that you have the chance to win. Leave comments on all 18 mystery blogs in the hop plus a comment both at Moxie Fab World and at the Paper Crafts Connection blog and you have 20 chances to win. 3 winners will be chosen. All comments must be posted by Sunday, July 18. Winners will be announced on both the Moxie Fab World and Paper Crafts Connection blogs on Tuesday, July 20.

For your chance to win, answer one of these questions in my comments; What is your favorite card style to look at for inspiration? What is your card style? Do you have a style that you wish was yours? Good luck!

317 comments:

Hello!Your card is fabulous! I think I like all styles (except perhaps shabby... well,some shabby cards are great though!). Any card style will do for inspiration! At my beginning in card making I think I was using the clean and simple style, but now that I have more stuff in my scraproom to choose from, mycards are more elaborate! Couldn't say what my style is now! Of course, I would love my cards to be classy and elegant!

Your card is stunning! I think I like all styles Any card style will do for inspiration! In the beginning, I did simple design too. But now I think it depends on what and who the card is for, it could be any design.

Wow! This is gorgeous! I just bought some of that wood paper myself so I'm excited to see the possibilities for it! I seem to gravitate towards fun & cute, classy, and now shabby chic/vintage these days. I'm always looking to expand my techniques and freshen up my style.

I love most styles but tend to gravitate towards the classy/elegant for my own creations. Sometimes, i dip my toe into the shabby vintage too i suppose. I wish I could harness the clean style, but well,my fairy godmother hasn't granted that wish yet! :-D

Your card is absolutely gorgeous! I love the elegant design! I am always inspired by classy/elegant and shabby/vintage cards! I love all the beautiful elements that can be brought together for a really special card.

My eyes are always looking for inspiration. Sometimes I can pick something from Shabby/Vintage and end up w/a Clean and Graphic card I guess it depends on my mood but its always color that inspires me. I tend to create Fun & cute or Clean and Graphic cards. TGIF to you!

I love the look of classy & elegant cards but have a hard time making them in a way that I'm happy with at the end. I absolutely love your card - the pearls are just the right touch. I want them in black now :)Thanks for the chance to win!Jessi

Wow!! That rocks! I've been hoarding a sheet of wood like that. . .but haven't touch it for fear of ruining it. Love that you used it as a background, and added that killer die-cutty-thing!! Double Wow!! I'm gonna have to experiment today. -baby steps, I'm sure- :)

I love looking at all card styles, because even if they aren't mine...I can still find inspiration in them!! I tend to lean towards clean & graphic, or fun & cute....but I do my fair share of classy & elegant too!

This is my dream card. I SOOOO LOVE this style! I'm a combination shabby/vintage/classy/elegant kinda girl. Very thankful for all the tips/inspiration this week! Can't wait to get my issue of the mag! LOVE your card, so beautiful!

Love your card - great combo of elements. I'm inspired mostly by clean & graphic as well as fun & cute, but love to create both of those styles as well as the classy & elegant. I adore looking at shabby chic/vintage projects, but just can't bring myself to create any. Thanks for sharing!

That's a beautiful and inspirational card. My favourite kind to use is clean and simple.Sometimes cards seem very overwhelming to me with so many style cues that they appear too busy or crowded - each element clamouring for attention. To me, simple is the most elegant and lets the recipient fill in "the blanks"...does that make sense?

Absolutely gorgeous card! I look to all cards for inspiration! I wish my style were more vintage/ shabby, so many fun things to add and do to those cards, yet all my cards seem to fall somewhere between fun/cute and clean/graphic!

I definitely lean towards a classy and elegant style, and I LOVE, LOVE, LOVE, that card you made!! I am so in love with it, that I just subscribed to your blog so I can get more inspiration from you :)

Sometimes I want to be more clean and simple, but I can't get away from bling and ribbon so it leans toward the shabby chic, too!

Hi Kim! Your card is timeless and classic, for sure! I would love to be able to define my style - I like to think of it as shabby chic meets funky retro. And I wish I had the knack for classic and simple - my simple cards always just look naked. :)

Oh Kimberly, this (your card today) is absolutely the style I look at for inspiration. Elegant and classy. That's my favorite style, for sure. I love your card today. It's glorious. Is that angels I hear singing?

Awesome card! I get inspiration from all styles. I enjoy seeing any style if it's done well, but the shabby/vintage style seems to be the most difficult style for people to do as I've seen it overdone a lot. But when it's done well, I love it!

This card took my breath away. It's just too pretty!! What a genius idea play pendant shape dies this way. I love elegant cards but I seems to turn to Fun&cute cards a lot since they makes me smile. Thank you for sharing. I really love this one.

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